[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Saratoga
Springs 8-1-2006.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was originally adopted
as Ch. 113 but was renumbered to fit into the organizational structure
of the Code.
The City Council finds that the fingerprinting of certain City
employees and officers for the purpose of conducting appropriate background
checks prior to employment is an appropriate method to further public
health, safety and welfare. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish
procedures for fingerprinting that will allow background checks with
the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Every City employee and official serving in a position described in § 15-3 shall, prior to employment, provide a set of his or her fingerprints, to be taken by the City of Saratoga Springs Police Department. The Police Department shall thereupon conduct a fingerprint search through the Division of Criminal Justice Services, and the results of that investigation shall be kept on file with the Saratoga Springs Police Department as a permanent record.
The following employees and officers shall be subject to the
fingerprinting requirements of this chapter:
A.
Public
Safety Dispatcher.
B.
Parking
Enforcement Officer.
C.
Animal
Control Officer.
D.
Firefighter.
E.
School
crossing guard.
F.
Vehicle
Traffic Controller.
G.
Police
officer part-time.
H.
Motor
equipment operator.
I.
Identification
Clerk.
J.
Traffic
signal electrical technician.
K.
Code
Administrator.
L.
Cleaner.
M.
Automotive
mechanic.
N.
Laborer.
O.
Senior
Public Safety Dispatcher.
